🔥 Striving And Desire

Narratives driven by the raw, restless hunger for something more—whether love, success, or meaning—exploring the tension between ambition and the cost of wanting.

All It Takes Is a Goal

by Jon Acuff • 2023

Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.

4.56

2k+

🎯 Goal Setting 🌱 Human Potential 🧠 Positive Psychology ⚙️ Motivation Systems 📊 Progress Tracking

All It Takes Is a Goal 87%

Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.

by Jon Acuff 2023

4.56

2k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🌱 Human Potential 🧠 Positive Psychology ⚙️ Motivation Systems 📊 Progress Tracking

Springboard

by G. Richard Shell • 2013

Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.

3.95

626

🎯 Defining Success 💼 Meaningful Work 🧨 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Confidence 🧭 Goal Setting

Springboard 87%

Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.

by G. Richard Shell 2013

3.95

626 ratings

🎯 Defining Success 💼 Meaningful Work 🧨 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Confidence 🧭 Goal Setting

Journey to Ixtlan

by Carlos Castaneda • 1972

A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.

4.12

14k+

🧭 Finding Purpose ⚡ Selective Effort 🛒 Consumerism Critique 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🧘 Mindful Presence

Journey to Ixtlan 87%

A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.

by Carlos Castaneda 1972

4.12

14k+ ratings

🧭 Finding Purpose ⚡ Selective Effort 🛒 Consumerism Critique 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🧘 Mindful Presence

Ego Is the Enemy

by Ryan Holiday • 2016

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

4.13

90k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

Ego Is the Enemy 87%

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

by Ryan Holiday 2016

4.13

90k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

Put Your Dream to the Test

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.

4.26

2k+

🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Personal Vision 📋 Goal Systems 🔄 Daily Habits 🪨 Grit And Perseverance

Put Your Dream to the Test 87%

A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Personal Vision 📋 Goal Systems 🔄 Daily Habits 🪨 Grit And Perseverance

The Heart To Start

by David Kadavy • 2017

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

The Heart To Start 87%

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

by David Kadavy 2017

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 87%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy

by Ryan Holiday

Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.

4.40

172

🌿 Modern Stoicism 🎯 Purpose Over Passion 🧘 Emotional Discipline ⚙️ Process Mindset 💥 Learning From Failure

The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy Summary

The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy 87%

Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.

by Ryan Holiday

4.40

172 ratings

🌿 Modern Stoicism 🎯 Purpose Over Passion 🧘 Emotional Discipline ⚙️ Process Mindset 💥 Learning From Failure

Discipline Is Destiny

by Ryan Holiday • 2022

Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.

4.25

24k+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Self-Control ⚡ Impulse Control 💭 Modern Stoicism ⏳ Delayed Gratification

Discipline Is Destiny 87%

Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.

by Ryan Holiday 2022

4.25

24k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Self-Control ⚡ Impulse Control 💭 Modern Stoicism ⏳ Delayed Gratification

The Aladdin Factor

by Jack Canfield • 1995

The 101-desire list and the courage to ask: a system for getting what you really want.

3.98

1k+

🗣️ Asking Skills 💎 Self-Worth 🎯 Goal Clarity 🏋️ Persistence 🌤️ Positive Thinking

The Aladdin Factor 87%

The 101-desire list and the courage to ask: a system for getting what you really want.

by Jack Canfield 1995

3.98

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Asking Skills 💎 Self-Worth 🎯 Goal Clarity 🏋️ Persistence 🌤️ Positive Thinking

Art of Achievement

by Tom Morris • 2002

Seven inner capacities that sustain achievement. The last one is why ambitious people burn out.

3.95

🏢 Business Philosophy 🎯 Goal Setting 📚 Applied Philosophy 🔄 Sustained Effort ⚖️ Integrity In Business

Art of Achievement 87%

Seven inner capacities that sustain achievement. The last one is why ambitious people burn out.

by Tom Morris 2002

3.95

61 ratings

🏢 Business Philosophy 🎯 Goal Setting 📚 Applied Philosophy 🔄 Sustained Effort ⚖️ Integrity In Business

Dark Horse

by Todd Rose • 2018

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

3.83

1k+

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Dark Horse 87%

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

by Todd Rose 2018

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai

by Anthony Raymond • 2019

Small steps plus clear purpose: a Japanese formula for ending procrastination and reaching goals.

4.15

195

🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🏯 Japanese Philosophy 💡 Finding Purpose ⏰ Overcoming Procrastination

How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai Summary

How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai 87%

Small steps plus clear purpose: a Japanese formula for ending procrastination and reaching goals.

by Anthony Raymond 2019

4.15

195 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🏯 Japanese Philosophy 💡 Finding Purpose ⏰ Overcoming Procrastination

The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

The Happiness of Pursuit 87%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

How to Live

by Derek Sivers • 2021

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

4.16

3k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

How to Live 87%

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

by Derek Sivers 2021

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

Chop Wood Carry Water

by Joshua Medcalf • 2015

Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.

4.09

9k+

🔄 Process Over Outcome 🧱 Small Daily Actions 💎 Intrinsic Worth ⚖️ Living By Principles 💪 Embracing Failure

Chop Wood Carry Water 87%

Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.

by Joshua Medcalf 2015

4.09

9k+ ratings

🔄 Process Over Outcome 🧱 Small Daily Actions 💎 Intrinsic Worth ⚖️ Living By Principles 💪 Embracing Failure

A Better Way to Live

by Og Mandino • 1990

Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.

4.31

2k+

🏛️ Classic Self-Help 🔨 Work Ethic 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧗 Perseverance 📅 Daily Practices

A Better Way to Live 87%

Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.

by Og Mandino 1990

4.31

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Classic Self-Help 🔨 Work Ethic 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧗 Perseverance 📅 Daily Practices

Steve Jobs' Life By Design

by George Beahm • 2014

Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.

3.82

217

💀 Mortality And Motivation 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔲 Simplicity Principle 🛡️ Failure Resilience ✨ Product Craftsmanship

Steve Jobs' Life By Design 87%

Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.

by George Beahm 2014

3.82

217 ratings

💀 Mortality And Motivation 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔲 Simplicity Principle 🛡️ Failure Resilience ✨ Product Craftsmanship

The 10X Rule

by Grant Cardone • 2011

Ten times the goal, ten times the action: the rule that turns obscurity into market domination.

3.93

30k+

🎯 Audacious Goals 📈 Customer Acquisition 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🧠 Radical Responsibility 🔥 Fear Reframing

The 10X Rule 87%

Ten times the goal, ten times the action: the rule that turns obscurity into market domination.

by Grant Cardone 2011

3.93

30k+ ratings

🎯 Audacious Goals 📈 Customer Acquisition 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🧠 Radical Responsibility 🔥 Fear Reframing

Hell Yeah or No

by Derek Sivers • 2020

If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.

4.17

5k+

🧭 Life Design 🚦 Decision Filters 🎯 Sequential Focus 🏃 Action Over Words 🎨 Creative Careers

Hell Yeah or No 87%

If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.

by Derek Sivers 2020

4.17

5k+ ratings

🧭 Life Design 🚦 Decision Filters 🎯 Sequential Focus 🏃 Action Over Words 🎨 Creative Careers

Just Shut Up and Do It

by Brian Tracy • 2016

Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.

4.07

2k+

🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Procrastination 🦁 Fear And Confidence ▶️ Taking Action 📖 Lifelong Learning

Just Shut Up and Do It 87%

Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.

by Brian Tracy 2016

4.07

2k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Procrastination 🦁 Fear And Confidence ▶️ Taking Action 📖 Lifelong Learning

Black Hole Focus

by Isaiah Hankel • 2014

Smart but drifting: a system for naming your purpose, locking in conviction, taking real action.

3.87

399

🧭 Purpose Discovery ✏️ Life Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔬 Positive Psychology 🏃 Action Orientation

Black Hole Focus 87%

Smart but drifting: a system for naming your purpose, locking in conviction, taking real action.

by Isaiah Hankel 2014

3.87

399 ratings

🧭 Purpose Discovery ✏️ Life Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔬 Positive Psychology 🏃 Action Orientation

Action!

by Robert J. Ringer • 2004

A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.

4.10

130

🚀 Overcoming Inertia 🏗️ Value Creation 🧱 Self-Discipline 🧠 Rational Action 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Action! 87%

A single motion beats a thousand plans. The action-first playbook for results.

by Robert J. Ringer 2004

4.10

130 ratings

🚀 Overcoming Inertia 🏗️ Value Creation 🧱 Self-Discipline 🧠 Rational Action 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Success Myth

by Emma Gannon • 2023

Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?

3.99

686

🎯 Redefining Success ⏳ Hustle Culture Critique 🌊 Emotional Diversity 🗺️ Milestone Pressure 🧩 Identity Beyond Work

The Success Myth 87%

Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?

by Emma Gannon 2023

3.99

686 ratings

🎯 Redefining Success ⏳ Hustle Culture Critique 🌊 Emotional Diversity 🗺️ Milestone Pressure 🧩 Identity Beyond Work

Aspiration

by Agnes Callard • 2018

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

3.76

204

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

Aspiration 87%

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

by Agnes Callard 2018

3.76

204 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

You Are a Writer

by Jeff Goins • 2012

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

3.80

4k+

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

You Are a Writer 87%

Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.

by Jeff Goins 2012

3.80

4k+ ratings

🪪 Writer Identity 🏗️ Platform Building 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Audience Building ✍️ Aspiring Authors

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton • 2004

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

3.89

22k+

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

Status Anxiety 87%

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

by Alain de Botton 2004

3.89

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

Be Fearless

by Jean Case • 2019

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

3.54

981

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Be Fearless 87%

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

by Jean Case 2019

3.54

981 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch • 2008

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

4.26

365k+

🏥 Cancer Memoir 🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance ⏱️ Time Management ☀️ Choosing Optimism

The Last Lecture 87%

A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.

by Randy Pausch 2008

4.26

365k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Memoir 🌟 Dream Pursuit 🧗 Grit And Perseverance ⏱️ Time Management ☀️ Choosing Optimism

Anyway

by Kent M. Keith • 2001

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

4.09

665

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

Anyway 87%

Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.

by Kent M. Keith 2001

4.09

665 ratings

🧭 Meaning-Making 🤝 Altruism 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ❤️ Unconditional Love 🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability

Utopia

by Thomas More • 1516

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

3.55

84k+

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

Utopia 87%

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

by Thomas More 1516

3.55

84k+ ratings

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties

by Orison Swett Marden • 1894

Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.

4.31

198

📜 Victorian Self-Help ⚖️ Moral Character 🌱 Growth Through Adversity 🎯 Concentration 🏔️ Persistence

Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties Summary

Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties 87%

Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.

by Orison Swett Marden 1894

4.31

198 ratings

📜 Victorian Self-Help ⚖️ Moral Character 🌱 Growth Through Adversity 🎯 Concentration 🏔️ Persistence

What Should I Do with My Life?

by Po Bronson • 2002

Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.

3.69

9k+

🔄 Career Change 🎯 Life Purpose 🧱 Internal Barriers 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

What Should I Do with My Life? 87%

Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.

by Po Bronson 2002

3.69

9k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 🎯 Life Purpose 🧱 Internal Barriers 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

Spartan Up!

by Joe De Sena • 2014

Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.

3.91

2k+

💪 Extreme Fitness 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥗 Clean Eating 👥 Community Support 🎯 Self-Discipline

Spartan Up! 87%

Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.

by Joe De Sena 2014

3.91

2k+ ratings

💪 Extreme Fitness 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥗 Clean Eating 👥 Community Support 🎯 Self-Discipline

The Miracle Equation

by Hal Elrod • 2017

Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.

4.16

3k+

🎯 Goal Achievement 🔄 Reframing Failure 🧘 Emotional Mastery 💪 Faith And Effort 🔍 Singular Focus

The Miracle Equation 87%

Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.

by Hal Elrod 2017

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Achievement 🔄 Reframing Failure 🧘 Emotional Mastery 💪 Faith And Effort 🔍 Singular Focus

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

by Steven Pressfield • 2022

Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.

4.02

1k+

🧱 Creative Discipline 🌠 Creative Calling 🚧 Overcoming Creative Block 📣 Art Marketing 💪 Inner Motivation

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be Summary

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be 87%

Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.

by Steven Pressfield 2022

4.02

1k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Discipline 🌠 Creative Calling 🚧 Overcoming Creative Block 📣 Art Marketing 💪 Inner Motivation

Success is Not a Fluke

by Alon Ulman • 2021

Chase goals that both excite and terrify you: the six principles that make them attainable.

3.88

🎯 Goal Achievement ⚡ Motivational Frameworks 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏡 Environment Design 💪 Resilience Training

Success is Not a Fluke 87%

Chase goals that both excite and terrify you: the six principles that make them attainable.

by Alon Ulman 2021

3.88

17 ratings

🎯 Goal Achievement ⚡ Motivational Frameworks 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏡 Environment Design 💪 Resilience Training

The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle

by Jim Rohn • 1991

Your philosophy and attitude shape every result; here is the internal work most self-help skips.

4.41

2k+

🕰️ Classic Self-Help 🧠 Personal Philosophy 😊 Attitude Shifts 🏃 Action Orientation 🎨 Lifestyle Design

The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle Summary

The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle 86%

Your philosophy and attitude shape every result; here is the internal work most self-help skips.

by Jim Rohn 1991

4.41

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Classic Self-Help 🧠 Personal Philosophy 😊 Attitude Shifts 🏃 Action Orientation 🎨 Lifestyle Design

Turning Pro

by Steven Pressfield • 2012

Amateur to pro is a daily choice, made fresh each morning, especially the bad ones.

4.15

14k+

🧱 Creative Discipline 😨 Creative Fear 📅 Daily Practice 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ✍️ Aspiring Writers

Turning Pro 86%

Amateur to pro is a daily choice, made fresh each morning, especially the bad ones.

by Steven Pressfield 2012

4.15

14k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Discipline 😨 Creative Fear 📅 Daily Practice 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ✍️ Aspiring Writers

Firestarters

by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

4.29

5k+

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

Firestarters 86%

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018

4.29

5k+ ratings

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

Beginner's Pluck

by Liz Forkin Bohannon • 2019

Passion isn't waiting to be found: it is assembled through small, imperfect acts.

4.37

1k+

🧱 Passion Myths 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎲 Small Bets 🔗 Commitment Devices 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship

Beginner's Pluck 86%

Passion isn't waiting to be found: it is assembled through small, imperfect acts.

by Liz Forkin Bohannon 2019

4.37

1k+ ratings

🧱 Passion Myths 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎲 Small Bets 🔗 Commitment Devices 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship

Get It Done

by Ayelet Fishbach • 2022

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

3.55

1k+

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Get It Done 86%

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

by Ayelet Fishbach 2022

3.55

1k+ ratings

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Things No One Else Can Teach Us

by Humble the Poet • 2019

Life lessons no one can give you, and how to find them in the mess.

3.98

1k+

⏳ Impermanence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Reframing 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Things No One Else Can Teach Us 86%

Life lessons no one can give you, and how to find them in the mess.

by Humble the Poet 2019

3.98

1k+ ratings

⏳ Impermanence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Reframing 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Acres of Diamonds

by Russell H. Conwell • 1915

The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.

4.17

10k+

🧐 Opportunity Recognition 💰 Wealth Principles 🏋️ Perseverance 🤝 Servant Leadership 🌱 Self-Reliance

Acres of Diamonds 86%

The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.

by Russell H. Conwell 1915

4.17

10k+ ratings

🧐 Opportunity Recognition 💰 Wealth Principles 🏋️ Perseverance 🤝 Servant Leadership 🌱 Self-Reliance

Zen and the Art of Making a Living

by Laurence G. Boldt • 1992

Discover the work only you can do and turn your career into self-expression.

3.93

678

🎨 Career Design 💼 Meaningful Work 🎭 Creative Self-Expression 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🪷 Zen Philosophy

Zen and the Art of Making a Living Summary

Zen and the Art of Making a Living 86%

Discover the work only you can do and turn your career into self-expression.

by Laurence G. Boldt 1992

3.93

678 ratings

🎨 Career Design 💼 Meaningful Work 🎭 Creative Self-Expression 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🪷 Zen Philosophy

The Cheat Code

by Brian Wong • 2016

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

3.36

241

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

The Cheat Code 86%

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

by Brian Wong 2016

3.36

241 ratings

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

The Path to Personal Power

by Napoleon Hill • 2017

One goal, the right allies, and steady faith: the mental formula that turns desire into results.

3.98

142

🔭 Life Purpose 🤝 Team Achievement 🧠 Mental Discipline 💝 Service Mindset 🌟 New Thought Movement

The Path to Personal Power 86%

One goal, the right allies, and steady faith: the mental formula that turns desire into results.

by Napoleon Hill 2017

3.98

142 ratings

🔭 Life Purpose 🤝 Team Achievement 🧠 Mental Discipline 💝 Service Mindset 🌟 New Thought Movement

The 1% Rule

by Tommy Baker • 2018

One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.

3.92

2k+

🔄 Continuous Improvement 🛣️ Process Over Outcome 📈 Compounding Gains ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🔭 Vision Setting

The 1% Rule 86%

One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.

by Tommy Baker 2018

3.92

2k+ ratings

🔄 Continuous Improvement 🛣️ Process Over Outcome 📈 Compounding Gains ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🔭 Vision Setting

Things That Matter

by Joshua Becker • 2022

Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.

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